Deployment
Docker & GPU
Docker support: Yes
GPU: Not required
Check the source notes below before assuming a GPU, transcoding workload or machine-learning feature is included in the baseline deployment.
Productivity / Finance
Outline on VPS
Fast collaborative team knowledge base and wiki
- GitHub stars
- ~39000
- License
- BSL-1.1
- Docker
- Yes
- GPU
- Not required
Requirements
Minimum and recommended VPS specs
Badges are attached to each value. An estimate is never presented as an official project requirement.
| Resource | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| RAM | 2 GB Estimated | 4 GB Estimated |
| CPU | 2 vCPU Estimated | 2 vCPU Estimated |
| Disk | 10 GB Estimated | Not stated Not stated |
Disk figures describe the application footprint recorded in the dataset. Personal media, documents, backups and other user data can require substantially more storage.
RunOnVPS sizing suggestion
Suggested VPS tier
4 GB RAM tier
This is our sizing suggestion, derived from Outline’s recommended RAM of 4 GB. It is not an official requirement and it does not guarantee that every workload, plug-in set or media library will fit comfortably.
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Commercial alternative
What it can replace
Notion / Confluence
Outline is catalogued here as a self-hosted alternative to Notion / Confluence. Feature parity varies, so compare your required workflow before migrating.
Source check
Important notes
License is Business Source License 1.1 (source-available, not OSI-approved open source). No official hardware minimum found in repo/docs (checked 2026-10-24); estimates based on the official Docker deployment, which also requires PostgreSQL, Redis, S3-compatible or local file storage, and an external auth provider (OIDC/OAuth). Stars approximate as of 2026-10-24.
Data source: https://github.com/outline/outline
Project repository: https://github.com/outline/outline
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